Vise mounting



April 23,1940. E. M. BUSH VISE MOUNTING Filed Sept. 17, l 938 INVENTOR 9 eni TTORNE Y Patented Apr. 23, 1940 unlit-Ea "STATES PATENT OFFICE VISE MOUNTING;

fEverett' M. Bush, South Nyack, N. Y;. v y i Application September 17, 19.38,", Serial:N0. 230,406-- I 4 Claims.

This invention'rel'at'es to a-vise mounting.

The main objects-of this invention are to provide an improved Vise mounting; upon" which v-"ises ofyar-io'us sizes'm'ay'be readily secured; to provide avisemounting-which-isreadily removable from a socket which is adaptedtobe secured to atruck body orother; suitable foundation; and toprovidea visemountin'g' of-simple design which maybe-madebycasting; andv which will require aminimum amount ofmachine work.

An illustrative embodiment of this invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a view inrea'rend elevation of a motor truck having a platform or stake body thereon upon which is-nmunted a socket and.

showinga vise mounting and vise secured thereto; 1

Fig. 2 isa View inperspective of the improved vise mounting;

Fig. 3 is-avertical medial sectional View showing the vise mounting-in a-socket; and" Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line tioi Fig. B looking-inthe direction indicated bythearrows. v i

- In various kinds of constructionand installationwork, the crewsofm en are furnished with motor trucks whichcarry'f'many and various kinds of'tools-and equipment for use on the job. One or the mostfrequently used tools in construction work is a vise,- but to" use a vise to the best advantage it should Ice-located at the edge or corner of=some foundation so that-the workmen-will have'plenty'of'fre'edom for the article h eldbythe'vise, as Well as -for Working upon such article. However',-when-visesfare permanently afiixedto the truck bodies-at the rear edge or corners thereof; they are often in the way of doing-other work and become a nuisance when not actually being usedfor holding'some article. Therefore, it is highly desirable to have a vise which can be placed quickly-at a point for aclvantageous use and at'the same time be readily removable out of the way for other work. Inasmuchas- Vises, usually; have to be held very securely upon their foundation, such a removable vise has'heretofore been impractical due to the fact that vises are ordinarily bolted to their foundation by three supporting bolts.

In the present construction, a vise of suitable size and character is securely bolted to the improved vise mounting and remains bolted thereto at all times. The vise mounting; however, is provided with a shank which slidably fitsinto a receiving socket, such being mounted upon the truck body with the top surface thereof flush withthe surfaceof thebody so as to form .no@obstructionv and which socket maybe .used :for' var-i.- ousother purposes, suchas for: receiving apulley for. a Winch line 031101 receiving a: cable clamp holder such as that described and shown. in. my copending application filed of! even date. here-.-

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In the construction shown inthe drawing,'the mounting, generally'designated 51; is. shown in Fig. 1, withavise 6 bolted thereto and the as-. sembly mounted inia socket 1 which is secured to the body 8" of amotortruck at the rear end thereof.

The vise mounting 5 comprises a horizontal table top portion 8 of'generallytriangular shapehaving' a depending flange or: rim 9 integrally formed around the entire peripheral edge thereof. The table portion B'isprovided with *threeslots I0 H, and I2, the slots- Ill and i! being in alignment with each other, one at each side of the longitudinal centerof the deviceand the slot l2- being at right angles with respect thereto. The'slots 10; II, and I2-extend through I the topplate fl and areadaptedto receive the threeattaching bolts customarily provided in base of a vise, the slots being of sufficient length to receive the bolts of vises ofvarious sized bases, i. e.', various sizes of vises, as well as vises having-two base attaching bolts.

The depending rimor flange 9 holds the under sideof the top plate 8-in-spaced relation to'the mounting foundations, as shown most clearly in Fig. 3- of the drawing, so as to provide clearance or room-for the heads of the bolts by which the vise 6 is secured to the top plate 8; I

Means are provided for detachably mounting or-positioning the vise mounting in a receiving socket andcomprises an integrally formed hollow shank 13 of generally'squareor rectangular cross-section, the outside dimension of which such as to be readily slidable withinthesocket i;

A horizontal partition wall 23 is integrally formed'within the hollow shank in spaced relatio n to the'top thereof; so as to provide a shallow socket-"24 ior receiving the square boss which is provided on some'vise bases. The wall 23 is prosecures a slidable sleeve 18 thereon. Sleeve I8 is provided with a laterally extending integrally formed finger I 9, the outer end of which is turned upwardly to form a toe which is adapted and positioned to engage the lower depending edge of the socket l, as shown in Fig. 3

or any of them, and the heads of which are housed within the base formed by the depending flange 9 which rests upon the surface of the foundation to which the device is .attached Should the vise be of the type which has a square boss on the base, the cross-pin I 4 is slid axially to withdraw from the eye l5 and the pin and shank l6 removed, thus providing room for the insertion of a cap screw to be passed through the aperture in wall 23 and screwed into the vise base. The cross-pin l4 and shank 16 are then replaced. The vise with its mounting may then be carried in a tool box or other suitable storage place in the motor vehicle and when it is desired to use the vise it is removed from its carrying or storage place and the shank l3 passed down into the socket I.

The threaded shank I9 is then swung to one side, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawing, and the upstanding toe 20 of the finger l9 engaged under the lower marginal edge of the socket, at which time the nut I1 is tightened up. It will, therefore, be seen that merely by the tightening of one nut the vise is rigidly mounted upon a foundation and is ready for use.

After use has been made of the vise, and its I use is no longer desired, it may be readily removed and replaced in its storage or carrying compartment by merely loosening the nut I1 and allowing the shank I 6 to swing to the side so as to clear the toe 20 from engagement with the socket I.

In the structure illustrated, the shank and socket are square so that the mounting and vise may be placed in any one of four difierent positions, but it is to be understood that the shank and socket may be provided with any number of sides or may be round with splines or a key to prevent relative rotation.

Although but one specific embodiment of this invention has been herein shown and described, it will be understood that numerous details of the construction shown may be altered or omitted without departing from the spirit of this invention as defined by the following claims.

1. A vise mounting comprising a table portion adapted to receive the base of a vise, saidtable portion having slots therethrough for receiving the attaching bolts of said vise, a shank integrally formed on said table portion and adapted to be slidably received in a socket, said table portion having a depending flange around its peripheral edge for holding the under side thereof in spaced relation to a mounting foundation, thereby providing clearance for the heads of the vise attaching bolts.

2. A vise mounting comprising a table adapted to receive the base of a vise, said table having apertures therein for receiving the bolts for attaching said vise to said table, a hollow shank integrally formedon said table, and means car: ried within said hollow shank for detachably securing said shank within a shank receiving socket, said shank securing means comprising a pivotally mounted rod, the, free end of said rod being threaded to receive an adjusting nut, a nut threaded on said rod, a sleeve slidably mounted on said rod and secured and adjusted by said nut, said sleeve having a laterally extending finger integrally formed thereon for engaging under the lower raw edge of a shank receiving socket.

3. A vise mounting comprising a table adapted to receive the base of a vise, said table having apertures therein. for receiving the bolts for attaching said vise to said table, a hollow shank integrally formed on said table, and means carried within said hollow shank for detachably securing said shank within a shank receiving socket, said shank securing means comprising a transversely disposed pin secured to opposite side Walls of said hollow shank, a rod pivotally and slidably mounted on said pin at its upper end, the lower end of said rod being threaded,

a nut threaded on said lower threaded end, a sleeve slidable on said rod and secured thereon by said nut, a laterally extending finger on said sleeve, an upwardly turned toe on the outer end of said finger, said finger and'toe being adapted to be engaged under the lower edge of a shank receiving socket.

4. A vise mounting comprising a table portion adapted to receive the base of a vise, said table portion having three slots therethrough, two of said slots being in alignment with each other and the third of said slots being at right angles with respect thereto, said slots being adapted to receive the bolts for attaching the vise base to said table top, said table top having a depending peripheral flange for spacing the under side of said table top from a mounting foundation surface, a substantially rectangular hollow shank integrally formed on said top member and extending normal with respect to the plane thereof, said shank being adapted to be slidably received within a shank receiving socket, a pin transversely disposed within said hollow shank and having its opposite ends secured in opposite walls thereof, a rod swingably and slidably mounted on said pin, a socket engaging clamping sleeveslidably mounted on said rod, and a nut thread ed on said rod for securing said sleeve.

EVERETT M. BUSH. 

